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June 2007
64 Pages This Issue
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As two replica aircraft - the Wright Flier and Chuck Yeager's sound-barrier breaking 'Glamorous Glennis' - held ground near the entrance to this year's International Airshow at Avalon, Victoria, the cream of the flying world took to the skies above, while the heavy-weights of defence and civil aviation industry showcased their wares on the ground. Words Brian
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It was my very great pleasure to meet the men and women of the Australian Defence Force on duty in various locations around the Middle East Area of operations in October/November last year. In the previous two issues of CONTACT I reported on the activities and circumstances of those I met and, hopefully, gave you the reader, some sense of what day-to-day life is like for Australian service men and women on very foreign soil. In thei final wrap-up of my experience, I want to relate some of the things I found a little more exciting, interesting, unusual or noteworthy, but didn't necessarily fit into the flow of the previous reports. I cautionthat much of what is to follow is personal observation, opinion and hearsay and not necessarily verified or verifiable, but nonetheless interesting - at least to me. Never let the truth get in the way of a good story, as they say! Words Brian
Hartigan |
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The male dominated world of military aviation in general and of helicopters specifically might seem a strange place for a self-proclaimed 'emerging artist' to cut her teeth but, for Queensland-based Deb Gilmartin, the world of 'Tigers, Rotors and Blokes' has proved a happy hunting ground. Words Brian
Hartigan |
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Arriving at the US Army's home of the Airbourne - Fort Brag, North Carolina - in the middle of winter, I reflect on just how I ended up giving away a Kiwi summer for 0 Celsius. Words Kiwi
Mac |
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Lying in full combat gear, you feel your body shaking - it's minus 2 Centigrade, and the wind insn't helping - but the discomfort helps you stay awake, waiting for an enemy that may not be coming. You wonder just what the hell you're doing here and ask yourself why you're not wrapped up nice and warm instead of freezing in this swamp. Words Kiwi
Mac |
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Each year, one of Her Majesty's Australian Ships is elevated above all others to be recognised for outstanding achievement over a sustained period and awarded an honour of highest esteem - the Gloucester Cup. Words Brian
Hartigan |
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Tuesday mornings are usually fairly routine for Andrew McDougall. After checking emails, the apprenticeship consultant picks up the phone and begins to make appointments with different employers for his clients. But today is different. Today Private McDougall has an F89 machinegun to clean and oil before his section sets off for another morning of patrolling south along the western coast of Malaita in the Solomon Islands. Words Sam
Eastwood |
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Despite having spent the past four months in what at times seemed like the twilight zone, there were still other days left you in a flat spin. One particular day late in our tour ended up being very strange indeed, though it started out quiet enough. Words Wayne
Cooper |
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